I can't think of a better place to ask this advice, so I hope this is okay. New very old house. Detached 3 car garage. The front of the garage is sagging - meaning the beam that runs across the garage, just over all three doors. From inside you can see someone hacked out parts of the beam right over the center door for some half baked repair or who knows what. I'm pretty handy, but know my limits and any attempt to fix this myself (and well meaning friends) would surely result in a nightmare. Would a roofer be the best place to start or is there a specific type of contractor I should look for?

Believe it or not I have had very good luck with using Angieslist ratings for electricians, painters, plumbers and masons.

On a related topic, how many times do we all curse our former owners and/or the people they hired to do these awful "repairs"? :-) Man, the things I have seen in all our houses...

I’ll PM you a name. My parents had their roof done by the company about twenty years ago and haven’t had any issues. They were given the name by another roofer who admitted they weren’t the best for the particular job.

Pm me some pictures I may be able to help you out, especially if it isn’t of immediate concern as we’re pretty booked for a bit. I’m a contractor in the south jersey area and have dealt with all kinds of structural repairs. We’ll also be about 20 minutes from philly sometime this week quoting some other work if you want someone to come take a look.